Colleen was a pastor. She was teaching God's word, leading others, preaching identity in Christ. But behind closed doors, she felt like a hypocrite.

She knew what God said about her. She could teach it. She believed it was true... for everyone else. But for her, it felt like words on a page that wouldn't land in her heart.

And on top of that, she was carrying a lifetime of shame about her body. Since she was eight years old, shopping in the "chubby girls" section, she'd been told she had a problem to fix. She'd been on every diet. She'd tried to overachieve in everything else to make up for the one area she couldn't get right. She'd been given mixed messages her whole life: skinny is beautiful, but you're okay just the way you are. Don't overeat, but finish everything on your plate. Sugar is bad, but it's the reward for being good.

By the time menopause hit, she was gaining more weight, trying harder and harder to lose it, and sinking into the lowest point of her life. She felt like a failure. She felt disgusted with herself. And the worst part? She couldn't reconcile what she knew in her head with what she felt in her heart.

She had seen God heal her miraculously from incurable diseases. So why couldn't she get from what she knew about her identity in Christ to actually seeing it and feeling it in her life? She kept thinking: I'm the problem. I have to fix myself.

Colleen had fought so many battles—behavioral modification, diet plans, spiritual disciplines, positive affirmations—but she was fighting the wrong battles. And when you fight the wrong battles, you don't win the war.

When she heard Leanne's podcast with Dr. Lee Warren, she cried through the whole thing. She thought, This is too good to be true. But she was desperate. She had nowhere else to turn. And she asked God, Did you put Leanne in my path?

In this powerful case study, Colleen shares how she finally learned to go to the root instead of just trying to fix the behavior. How she dismantled the lies that had infiltrated every area of her life and built what she calls "new beautiful beliefs"—not positive affirmations, but truth that actually landed in her bones. How she learned to be friends with her body again, to take off the minister hat and just be the woman, the essence, the soul God created her to be.

Today, Colleen is at peace with herself for the first time in her life. She's not obsessed with her weight or her size. She's not fixated on what she looks like. She's learning to care for her body instead of punishing it. She's starting strength training—not to lose weight, but to get stronger and thrive. She's wearing clothes that make her feel alive instead of hiding in frumpy baggy outfits. She's showing up in rooms without worrying about how she looks or what she said. She's ushering in God's peace and grace instead of getting pulled into other people's chaos.

And the sweetest part? She has a hope-filled expectation for the future. Instead of dreading getting older, fatter, more wrinkled, she's asking, What's the abundant part of life here for me in this season? She's living Psalm 92: Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They will bear fruit even in old age.

If you've ever felt like you know God's promises are true but they don't feel true for you, or if you've ever felt like a hypocrite because you can't receive what you teach, Colleen's story is for you. Because healing isn't about trying harder or praying more or fasting more. It's about going to the root. It's about learning how to take your thoughts captive in a way that actually works. And it's about finally surrendering—not giving up, but letting God show you the right battle to fight so you can win the war.

HOST: Leanne Ellington // StresslessEating.com // @leanneellington // @theteenagerbrain

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Lunchbox was part of a massive drug raid when he was in college at UTSA and we talk about how it all went down. Ray is upset with the mowing crew for messing with his rocks and how Ray has diverted the rain water to flood the rood instead of his yard. Plus Ray is upset with the city because they haven't fixed the broken street signs on the road by his house after a massive car wreck. We also have LOCKS for the NFL Week 4 and can Lunchbox improve on his 0-7 record on the season? 

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Bobby kicks off a new year-by-year series counting down the top 10 moments that defined country music in the ’90s, starting with 1990. In this episode, he looks back at Garth, Reba, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, The Highwaymen, The Chicks, Tim McGraw, Lorrie Morgan, Travis Tritt, and more — while also sharing conversations with some of the artists decades later about the songs, albums, and decisions that shaped the year. Plus, Bobby mixes in the movies, TV shows, and pop culture that made 1990 feel like the start of something huge.

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Movie Mike sits down with Josh Holloway.  He is best known for starring as “Sawyer” on LOST and recently appeared on Yellowstone. They talk about his new independent Western, Flint, where Josh plays James Kettleman who is a hardened, wealthy East Coast businessman who learns he is dying and returns to the frontier. Mike and Josh talk about what it was like going to the movies when he was a kid, how he got into acting, his first big acting break with Lost, doing his own stunts on Flint and how he feels about Lost 22 years later. In the Movie Review, Mike gives thoughts on Heart of the Beast starring Brad Pitt.  He plays a Special Forces officer who survived a plane crash with his combat dog…then find themselves stranded in the Alaskan wilderness. Mike talks about the amazing performance from the dog, why they pay Brad Pitt the big bucks, and where it ranks in his favorite Brad Pitt movies of all-time.  In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about one of his most anticipated movies of the year: Godzilla Minus Zero. Set in 1949, the Shikishima family confronts a fresh catastrophe two years after surviving their previous ordeal with the legendary monster.

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With 10+ million albums sold, 5 million concert tickets, fans in 40+ countries and a nearly 30 year career, Jon has spent decades turning real life into music.

We go deep on his new album Forever Now and the shadow self behind it, identity, transformation, divorcing ourselves from who we thought we were, and becoming who we’re truly meant to be.

We talk the butterfly effect, the ripple of one decision, the energy of thousands of people singing your songs back to you, and what it all looks like beyond the stage as a husband, father and artist.

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Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to join us for The River Within, the new program I’m hosting with my friend Ruthie Lindsey.

In this episode, we’ll awaken your creative gifts and activate your life force!

One of the ways we’ll do this is through the topic of today’s episode: aligned, messy action. 

If you’re a thoughtful, deliberate, intentional person, you likely struggle with aligned, messy action. You probably prefer precise, perfect, effective action.

And yet what you need most might be permission to try and fail. 

Permission to move forward, even if it’s not the “right” move.

That’s exactly the permission I’m granting in this episode, and in The River Within. I hope you’ll join us. 

Third Coast Comedy Club

The Confidence Code by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman

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Kickoff Kevin counts down the Best Bits of the Week! Lunchbox is fired up about the company Christmas party, the show debates pulling kids out of school for vacation, and Ray tests everyone with the first line of a country song game. Plus, Bobby has a bizarre Uber Eats encounter, Amy tries to convince everyone she’s NOT going on a date, and Bobby’s Pick of the Week asks the question: would you honk at a cop who’s sitting at a green light?

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Bobby, Eddie and Brandon tackle some of music’s biggest questions. Who wins in a showdown between Garth Brooks and George Strait? Which hugely successful artists do you respect but just don’t understand the appeal of? And what artist’s biggest hit gives people the WRONG idea of how good they really are? And More! Bobby then dives into some of the most questionable songs to ever reach No. 1, and makes his case for why they belong on the list. From novelty hits and songs that haven’t aged well to a few tracks he actually admits are still pretty catchy; Bobby breaks down what worked, what didn’t, and how some of these songs became massive hits in the first place. He also shares the surprising stories behind a few of them and counts down all the way to his pick for the worst No. 1 song of all time. Plus, Bobby's current power rankings of who can win Dancing with the Stars. 

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This week on Soul Sessions, Amanda Rieger Green maps out the energetic terrain of October — a month she describes as a curious and wild ride. She opens with an oracle card pull, "Relax the Hold of Darkness and Be at Cause," setting the tone for a month that asks for courage, trust, and a loving, courageous heart leading the way. 

Amanda breaks down the astrology at play: Venus retrograde in Scorpio backing into Libra, Pluto stationing direct in Aquarius after months of internal transformation, Mercury retrograde arriving late in the month, plus a Libra new moon and Taurus full moon. Numerologically, we're in an 11/2 master month — an energy of relationships, sensitivity, and higher connection. 

Amanda walks through three major themes to navigate this month: energetic permeability and overwhelm, relational mirroring (what your relationships are reflecting back to you), and the deeper biological mutations many people are feeling as consciousness accelerates. Practical tools included: how to tell if overwhelm is "yours," a simple physical reset for anxiety, and why prayer and intention can be some of the most powerful things you do this month.

Additional Resources: 

The Sacred Rebels Oracle Deck:

https://www.alanafairchild.com/oracle-deck/the-sacred-rebels-oracle-new-edition/

Master Number 11: How to Recognize & Utilize Its Powerful Energy

https://youtu.be/UgMcbm3Vb8U

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